Cambridge

1. Cambridge is the second oldest university city in Great Britain after Oxford. Cambridge is situated on the river Cam and takes its name from this river. There are twenty-nine colleges in Cambridge. A large part of the population of the city is teachers and students.

2. All students have to live in Cambridge while they study there. In the streets of Cambridge you can see many young men wearing dark blue or black gowns and black square caps. This tradition goes back to the old times when the students had to wear dark clothes. They

could not play games or sing songs and dance in those days, they could not fish either.

3. The academic year is divided into three terms which usually run from the beginning of October to the middle of December, from the middle of January to the end of March and from the middle of April to the end of June or the beginning of July.

4. At Cambridge a degree examination is called Tripos. In the past the student had to show his knowledge of three subjects -Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric. So he was allowed to bring a small stool or "Tripos" - to sit on. And to this day the degree examinations at Cambridge are called "Tripors" examinations.

5. Many great men have studied at Cambridge: Cromwell, Newton, Byron, Darwin and others. The great Russian scientist I. P. Pavlov came to Cambridge in 1912 to receive the degree of Honorary Doctor of Cambridge. The Students made him a present of a toy dog.

6. Cambridge is known all over the world. Many famous scientists have worked there: Rutherford, Kapitza, and others.

Вправа VII. Випишіть речення, які відповідають тексту.

1. The students do not live in Cambridge.

2. The students of Cambridge wear black gowns and square caps.

3. The students had to show knowledge of 4 subjects.

4. The degree examinations are called "Tripors".

5. Newton studied at Cambridge.

6. The students gave to Pavlov a toy cat as a present.

V ВАРІАНТ

Вправа І. Перекладіть речення на українську мову, визначте функцію закінчення .у:

1. The expert's conclusions were taken into consideration.

2. They have been our business partners for 5 years.

3. My father-in-law's house costs 1 million dollars.

Вправа II. Використайте прикметник у необхідній формі, перекладіть речення на українську мову:

1. She is ... (qualified) as her sister.

2. This is the (good) market I had ever seen,

3. You set (favourable) prices than your competitors do.

Вправа III. Випишіть речення, які повинні починатися із звороту "there + to be ", перекладіть їх на англійську мову:

1. Нещодавно було неможливо придбати комп'ютер.

2. Два роки тому на нашій кафедрі не було комп'ютера.

3. Зразки складання контрактів є завжди у секретаря.

4. На столі лежать зразки складання контрактів.

5. В старовинному Римі існували транспортні проблеми.

6. Транспортні проблеми існували завжди.

Вправа IV. Виберіть форму дієслова, яка відповідає реченню:

1. Не always ... his money on modern computer's software.

a) spends

b) was spending

c) spent

2. Those files ... to our accountants.

a) will belong

b) belonged

c) belongs

3. The secretaries ... a business letter now.

a) have mailed

b) mail

c) are mailing

4. He ... here since 2001.

a) works

b) has been working

c) worked

5. Accountants ... all the records in the Ledger.

a) were keeping

b)kept

c) keep :

6. We ... at the office at 9 yesterday.

a) arrived

b) have arrived

c) arrives

Вправа V. Випишіть речення з присудком в Passive Voice, перекладіть їх на українську мову:

1. This question is being discussed at the meeting now.

2. I'm afraid I left my papers at home.

3. Have the goods been ordered?

4. The telegram was not sent there.

5. They have seen this report twice.

6. The brand image had been developed in the course of presentation work.

Вправа VI. Прочитайте текст. Перекладіть письмово на українську мову 1, 3, 5 абзаци.

Boston

1. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, as well as the largest city and the cultural and commercial centre of New England. The city was founded in 1630, 10 years after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

2. In the centre of the city is Boston Common, the nation's oldest public park. Early in the city's history, in 1634, this place of land was a military training field and a public cattle pasture. Many of the streets in Boston are narrow and winding because they began as cow paths. In his boyhood Benjamin Franklin grazed his family's cow there.

3. Just across the Charles River from Boston is Cambridge, home of Harvard University and the Institute of Technology, Harvard's

museums are world famous, its Widener Library with about six million books is the world's largest university library.

4. Cambridge also had a part in the American Revolution, it was under an elm tree in the Cambridge Common that George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775.

5. West of Boston are the picturesque and historic towns of Lexington and Concord. It was on Lexington Green in the early morning hours of April 19, 1775, that the capital of the Colonial Militia announced, "Don't fire unless fired on. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." - words which, with the battle, that followed, changed the course of history.

Вправа VII. Випишіть речення, які відповідають тексту.

1. Boston Common is the nation's oldest park.

2. In 1634 Boston Common was a market.

3. G. Washington took command of the Army in Cambridge.

4. B. Franklin lived in Boston.

5. Boston is the capital of the USA.

6. The city was founded 100 years ago.